Biden administrators fund community nuclear waste education

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Washington (Reuters) WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration said on Tuesday it would provide funding to as many as eight U.S. entities or communities interested in learning about nuclear waste storage, an issue that has hampered the nuclear power industry. The number of nuclear reactors in the United States has dropped to from25 Competition from combustion-rich power plants a decade ago due to rising safety costs 16 natural gas and wind power Falling prices and solar. Last year’s bipartisan infrastructure law and this year’s Inflation Reduction Act provided billions for nuclear power Dollar incentives and tax breaks bring the promise of extending the lifespan of aging factories and the commissioning of new advanced reactors. But the issue of radioactive toxic waste currently stored in nuclear power plants across the country is an oft-cited problem for the industry’s adversaries. The U.S. Department of Energy said it would provide $ million funds are used to provide temporary and community-provided resources based on consent-based siting of nuclear waste, what the industry calls spent nuclear fuel. The U.S., despite backlash from state and local politicians, has given up on A plan to store waste in Yucca Mountain, Nevada. “Producing safe, reliable nuclear energy at home is key to achieving President Biden’s clean energy goals, and the Department of Energy hopes to advance on how communities can best accommodate various nuclear facilities,” U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said in a release.